Summary of Livejournal: Livejournal is a free online, social network where people can connect with others and share their thoughts, feelings or share something that is important to them. People can use this tool as a journal, blog, or even a diary. LiveJournal is a site where people can share their thoughts and opinions, connect with others and just be yourself. You can be creative, connect with people, and feel comfortable about posting personal things because there is a safeguard on your posts.
Pros and Cons of Livejournal: Livejournal is free and easy to use. Some pros of using Livejournal include; it is easy to start a blog through Livejournal, it can help you meet new people with the same interests, you can get other opinions or learn about other peoples experiences that is similar to yours, you can get feedback on your blogs from other people, including teachers, and you can keep track of your ideas and posts in one safe spot. Cons for Livejournal could be that it is important to know that what you type is out there for others to see so you have to be careful what you post online. If you want to make your blog private you can do so in the settings. Another con for Livejournal is, like with any site online, you never know when you will get booted, shut off, or when you will not be able to load the site so it is important to make sure that you save your work to word or another program just in case so you don’t lose your work. Another Con is that Livejournal has become not as popular because of all the other apps that are out there, like twitter and facebook.
How Livejournal can be used in the classroom: You can use Livejournal in your classroom to teach any and all subject areas. You can use Livejournal to have the students blog about a lesson or even use it as an exit slip to see what students have learned so you know what you need to touch more on and what all the students are understanding fully. You can use this tool to have students log about science experiments to keep track of progress and steps.
Here are some resources for using Livelournal in the classroom…
Livejournal
Summary of Livejournal: Livejournal is a free online, social network where people can connect with others and share their thoughts, feelings or share something that is important to them. People can use this tool as a journal, blog, or even a diary. LiveJournal is a site where people can share their thoughts and opinions, connect with others and just be yourself. You can be creative, connect with people, and feel comfortable about posting personal things because there is a safeguard on your posts.
Pros and Cons of Livejournal: Livejournal is free and easy to use. Some pros of using Livejournal include; it is easy to start a blog through Livejournal, it can help you meet new people with the same interests, you can get other opinions or learn about other peoples experiences that is similar to yours, you can get feedback on your blogs from other people, including teachers, and you can keep track of your ideas and posts in one safe spot. Cons for Livejournal could be that it is important to know that what you type is out there for others to see so you have to be careful what you post online. If you want to make your blog private you can do so in the settings. Another con for Livejournal is, like with any site online, you never know when you will get booted, shut off, or when you will not be able to load the site so it is important to make sure that you save your work to word or another program just in case so you don’t lose your work. Another Con is that Livejournal has become not as popular because of all the other apps that are out there, like twitter and facebook.
How Livejournal can be used in the classroom: You can use Livejournal in your classroom to teach any and all subject areas. You can use Livejournal to have the students blog about a lesson or even use it as an exit slip to see what students have learned so you know what you need to touch more on and what all the students are understanding fully. You can use this tool to have students log about science experiments to keep track of progress and steps.
Here are some resources for using Livelournal in the classroom…
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Resources:
http://www.livejournal.com/site/about.bml
http://weblogs.about.com/od/choosingabloghost/p/What-Is-Livejournal.htm
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